Jackson's rented home in foreclosure

Michael Jackson's brother has been renting a five-bedroom mansion in Calabasas, California, but the house has now been placed in foreclosure after the owner fell into financial difficulty.

The property will be sold off at auction next month (Jan11), according to TMZ.com.

The singer, who has lived in the house for around 18 months, has 60 days to vacate the property after notice of foreclosure has been given.

The loss of his home is the latest in a long line of problems for Jackson - he has been embroiled in a long-running legal dispute with his ex-wife Alejandra over allegations he owes her a massive £61,280 in child support payments, and officials recently confiscated his driving licence in a bid to make him pay up.

It was also revealed over the weekend (18-19Dec10) that he filed a police report alleging he was the victim of theft in September (10) after a designer bag containing furs, jewellery and clothes went missing from his home.